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[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Lorizael
But they're not trying to base it off of anything logical, so I don't really care. That's their faith.

How much more can we get you to qualify this statement of yours?

[Lorizael]

No qualifications needed. I said it was the logic that bothered me. People of faith aren't using logic.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
A lot of people are vegetarian for religious regions. How dispicable is that, huh?

I can support no religion that limits my diet!

[Boris Godunov]

A friend of my roommate is a vegetarian because she was overweight. When she switched to vegetarianism, she lost 30 lbs over a year. Whenever she's gone back to eating meat, she puts back on weight. So she sticks with being vegetarian. Why is that bad logic?

I don't eat meat because it makes me feel bad after eating it, as if there were lead in my veins. I also have a stomach that is easy to irritate, which is why I've given up dairy products. The bottom line is that I enjoy my diet and feel good about what I eat. This is a problem...why?

[GePap]

Don't kid yourself Boris, if the cows could they would eat YOU!

As for your friend, when she goes back to eating animal products, is she not eating lean meats or fish?

[SlowwHand]

Well, this is as biased as I've seen.
Bashing a person with religious beliefs because of their diet.
Big whoop. You eat their share.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by GePap
Don't kid yourself Boris, if the cows could they would eat YOU!

I never said my diet was based on concern for the the welfare of animals. **** 'em.

As for your friend, when she goes back to eating animal products, is she not eating lean meats or fish?

I don't know anyone who eats meat who solely confines themselves to lean meats, but AFAIK she ate meat "normally" in those times. It just wasn't worth it to her, as limiting herself to vegetarianism has kept her weight down in and of itself.

That's not to say there aren't fat vegetarians, but I'd wager that, overall, vegetarians enjoy slimmer waistlines than omnivores.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
A friend of my roommate is a vegetarian because she was overweight. When she switched to vegetarianism, she lost 30 lbs over a year. Whenever she's gone back to eating meat, she puts back on weight. So she sticks with being vegetarian. Why is that bad logic?

There are probably healthier diets. No diet that focuses on extremes is a good one. It's that whole moderation thing. The middle path and all that.

I don't eat meat because it makes me feel bad after eating it, as if there were lead in my veins. I also have a stomach that is easy to irritate, which is why I've given up dairy products. The bottom line is that I enjoy my diet and feel good about what I eat. This is a problem...why?

Maybe you should get that checked out by a doctor, because that's not really normal.

I also don't have a problem with what you do, I just think that extremes are stupid, and that people who exercise extremes for stupid reasons are acting stupidly.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Jamski
You eat the lichen.
Blegh the lichen was rotten!
You see the Small Cat
The White Dragon bites!
The Rat bites!
You miss the Fire Ant!
The Pony kicks!
You die.
Do you want your possessions identified y/n?

As for the thread question: lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
And the reason I'm a vegetarian is simply because I don't like the idea of killing animals unless I feel it's really necessary

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Well, this is as biased as I've seen.
Bashing a person with religious beliefs because of their diet.
Big whoop. You eat their share.

Uh, I wasn't doing that, if that's focused on me.

[Boris Godunov]

Vegetarianism isn't an extreme! It's a perfectly healthy diet! You can live a very long, healthy life being a vegetarian. In fact, studies indicate that being vegetarian is healthier than being an omnivore.

Associating vegetarianism with extremism is as stupid as associating, say, Chinese food with extremism.

[Combat Ingrid]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
A friend of my roommate is a vegetarian because she was overweight. When she switched to vegetarianism, she lost 30 lbs over a year.

I have gained 20 kilos the last few years. All those Veggie pizzas...

[GePap]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


That's not to say there aren't fat vegetarians, but I'd wager that, overall, vegetarians enjoy slimmer waistlines than omnivores.

So when the lean times come, all the Veges drop dead while we happy Omnivores live on! Specialization = death.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Vegetarianism isn't an extreme! It's a perfectly healthy diet! You can live a very long, healthy life being a vegetarian. In fact, studies indicate that being vegetarian is healthier than being an omnivore.

Please quote one.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Vegetarianism isn't an extreme! It's a perfectly healthy diet! You can live a very long, healthy life being a vegetarian. In fact, studies indicate that being vegetarian is healthier than being an omnivore.

Associating vegetarianism with extremism is as stupid as associating, say, Chinese food with extremism.

What type of vegetarianism? Not all types are healthy. And, this may seem as if I'm playing semantics, but it's not the vegetarian lifestyle that is more healthy, it is the withdrawl from an omnivorous lifestyle that is. Extremes of meat consumption, which are incredibly common in the United States, are also unhealthy.